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Uncovered letters reveal strength of Digital Britain opposition

Correspondence also shows some MPs did not understand the disconnection
debate

The government has released letters showing the public's opposition to its proposals

A new report has revealed the strength of opposition to the Digital Economy
Bill, referencing citizens who have written to their MPs voicing serious
concerns over the government's plans to disconnect illegal file sharers from the
internet.

The BBC
report
shows just some of the correspondence sent from the public to their MPs on the
issue of disconnection, along with letters from copyright holders and lobbyists
sent to the government in support of the proposals.

Some of the letters show how little some MPs understood the issue at the end
of last year.

The letters emerged following a BBC freedom-of-information request in
September last year to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory
Reform, which is now the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

Part of a letter from Streatham MP Keith Hill to Digital Britain minister
Stephen Timms read: "Since I am far from being an expert in these matters, I
shall be grateful if you will provide me with a note on the government's
position on this issue so that I may respond to my constituents' concerns."

Birmingham Ladywood MP Clare Short, meanwhile, said in a letter to business
secretary Peter Mandelson: "I enclose an email regarding file sharing. I am
afraid I do not really understand the complaint but I would be grateful for your
response."

The majority of citizens writing to their MPs about the government's file
sharing legislation came out against the proposals.